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Revisiting the Philippines in the Ongoing Pandemic

All by myself. Waiting to board to go back to the motherland.  At last! After almost four long years, and while the pandemic was raging, I was able to visit the Philippines again. Although it was very short, it was a productive visit. I finished the banking errands I intended to do.  Of course, it was also a time to see my family again, albeit for three-and-a-half days. Better than nothing, right? I made a short video of that brief sojourn . I never knew I would miss Jollibee. Even though I'm a healthy eater, my first breakfast was at Jollibee with mom. Then for dinner, we ordered takeout from Aristocrat. I missed torta de los Reyes, their flagship wafer cake. Yum! One thing I noticed, many stores shut down because of the pandemic. Those were the places we frequented when we lived in Makati City, particularly in the Bel-Air/Jupiter St./N. Garcia areas. As I was walking along Jupiter St. to head to SM Jazz, my favorite hangout spot before, to meet a friend, I felt a tinge of sa...